Liquid Steele

Daggers & Steele #9

by Alex P. Berg

There's no smell quite like a decomposing corpse. When Detectives Daggers and Steele find a body washed ashore after two weeks at sea, they're only too happy to put it behind them, following the trail to a quaint, seaside village--but the town's idyllic exterior can't hide a rotten core. The victim was in a venomous marriage, the local police might be corrupt, and a pervasive legend lingers on the lips of every local. Daggers soon has his hands full, but it's a more personal issue keeping him up at night--a dark fault lingering within. With his relationship with Steele floating adrift, Daggers must figure out how to steer both the case and his troubles to safe harbor. The future is murky, like a frothy gray sea of LIQUID STEELE. *** This is book nine of the Daggers & Steele mystery series. Book ten, MAN OF STEELE, is now available. Search for it above or use the following smarturl.it/mosamebook

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Fantasy

295 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2017

About the author

Hi! I'm mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author Alex P. Berg. Be sure to check out my bestselling Daggers & Steele series, a fun, fast-paced fantasy/noir mystery hybrid! I've also written urban fantasy, epic sci-fi, and more.

My review rating system is as follows:
5 = Amazing, I absolutely loved it! (Fantastic!)
4 = A very good book, although I had a few quibbles with it. (Great!)
3 = A book I liked, but either it had a few more serious problems or I didn't connect well with it. (Good!)
2 = I had major issues with this book. (Not good...)
1 = I hated or DNF'ed this book. (Real bad!)

Connect with me at: www.alexpberg.com

Reviews

[Angela Verdenius · Rating 5 out of 5]

An entirely new setting for Daggers and Steele this time around, out in a small country/fishing village. Seeing them interact with a different police force was interesting, and interesting to see Dagger's private issues rising, which causes conflicts with him and Steele. Good murder mystery and as usual, a great tale!

[Shannon Wolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good one

Great series, each book is well written an a little better than the last. The characters are all likable, except the bad guys of course, but Daggers is a good dude (he is the main character). I have enjoyed the series so far an am a bit disappointed it will end at 10, but always better to end on top, then Peter out. It is a bit more squishy as the main character develops a love interest, but a fun light read nevertheless.

[William Howe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little less satisfying

I like the police work in a roughly fantasy world. And the characters and plot were great.

The problem here was that the case wrapped a bit too quick and clean for me. It felt like the case wasn't quite as strong as normal.

Still gonna buy the next book as soon as it appears.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will be so sad to see the end of this series

I could always rely on a damn good mystery yarn with some elements of fantasy thrown in. But essentially this is a series about relationships. And that is what I will miss the most.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steele's character getting soft?

The change in Steele's character is what stuck me the most about this book. After I became aware that the series has only one more book, Man of Steele, that made more sense. Daggers and Steele's relationship is more of a focus in this book and seems to be getting to a conclusion as well. This was the meet the parents book and done in the humorous way that Steele handles all big moments, badly. So sorry to know the series is coming to an end. I have looked forward to each new instalment and new case.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have enjoyed this excellent series of books so far. Jake and Shay will be learning more about relationships and Quinto will discover something missing from his life. Yes, there is an excellent well written mystery but there is a lesson to be learned as well.

[nina perich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daggers and steele

Great series I will be sorry when it ends with the next book. Hopefully where will be a new series to take its place

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

another great adventure as Daggers and Steele strengthen their relationship

[Ariel · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was fun and full of character growth from nearly everyone. One book left in the series and I'm really sad it's ending.

[Pierre-yves Lanthier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good second to last book in the series. Where will it end though? I'm sad that it's near the end.

[Karl Hakimian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable series. This book was quite well written with good descriptions, humor and good character interactions. Each book has been better than the last and this one was certainly no exception.